Trinidad is the largest island in the nation of Trinidad and Tobago‚ off Venezuela’s coast in the southern Caribbean .Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians (or just Afro-Trinbagonians) are people from Trinidad and Tobago who are largely of African descent. The red on the flag represents the sun’s warmth‚ as well as vitality‚ courage‚ and friendliness. The black on the flag represents the wealth of the land and unity. The white on the flag represents the sea‚ purity‚ and equality.The three colors also
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WHAT IS CANIVAL ?‚ ITS ORIGINS AND HISTORY The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is an annual event held on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago. The event is well known for participants’ colourful costumes and exuberant celebrations. Carnival is the most significant event on the islands’ cultural and tourism calendar‚ with numerous cultural events running in the lead up to the street parade on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. It is said that if the islanders are not celebrating
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Corporate Profile Summary Columbus Communications Trinidad Limited is wholly owned by Columbus Communications Inc.‚ an International Business Corporation (IBC) incorporated in 2004 under the Companies Act of Barbados. Columbus Communications Inc. is a diversified telecommunications company whose core operating business is providing video services‚ broadband access‚ digital telephone and internet infrastructure services (retail) and the development of an undersea fibre optic cable network as well
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In the sixteenth century‚ there were three sets of socioeconomic statuses that one could acquire or be a part of‚ the clergy‚ the nobility‚ and the peasantry. The divide between these three generalized classes was far more complicated in reality that it initially seems‚ as socioeconomic classes consist of multiple branches. Nonetheless‚ it all essentially came down to two undeniable factions‚ the oppressors and the oppressed. Niccolo Machiavelli‚ being a mixture of the two due to his living condition
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The natural gas industry in Trinidad and Tobago began with the discovery of gas on land at Mahaica in 1955 by Dominion Oil‚ however the first major natural gas discovery (One Trillion Cubic Feet (Tcf)) was off the East coast of Trinidad by Amoco in 1968 in the Teak offshore field. This was followed up in 1973 by a 2 Tcf find in the South East Galeota acreage. There was however production and utilization of gas before this date. Although the dates referred to mark the first large finds of natural
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technological advances have definitely assisted in the evolution of America’s socioeconomics. Transportation has always been one of the most influential factors in determining the advancement of a country due to its remarkable impacts it has on societies. The influx of automobiles in America throughout the 20th century marked a remarkable shift in a branch of transportation‚ which allowed cars to augment America’s socioeconomics by shortening the gap between the rich and the poor. A very knowledgeable
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Traditional Socioeconomics of Joining Gangs and the Relation of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs By: Kimberly Miller Gang Activities and Drug Operation-2 There have been many theoretical explanations of why delinquents and adolescence‚ youth and other people might join gangs. Members of gangs have been questioned on why they would want to join a gang and most of them come up with socioeconomic factors and some say the attraction to street gangs are a rush. There are many different socioeconomic factors
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The child of my media case study I have chosen is a relative‚ eleven year old Brandon H. His socioeconomic class would be considered middle class and is a Caucasian male that lives with both of his biological parents at home. Brandon has one older sister that is fifteen years old. In his home is a total of three televisions‚ three computers‚ and four smartphones. All of the family members have their own personal smartphone‚ while Brandon and his sister also have their own televisions and laptops
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across the world today. However‚ we can generally say that women’s roles have revolutionized from what they traditionally were in the past to what they are today. This is especially true in more developed countries; with the recent recognition of Trinidad as being a developed country‚ changes such as these are most definitely present in our society. In the past‚ the woman’s role was to bear children and care for them. As part of that caring‚ women have been very involved in food preparation and household
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Analysis of Data As previously demonstrated‚ the data collected was graphically represented in order to highlight trends or anomalies. Figure 1 (Fig. 1) begins by showing that 36% of our sample supported same sex marriage‚ whilst 64% did not. Since non-support of same-sex marriage is used as our indicator of homophobia‚ approximately two-thirds (( 2)⁄(3 )) of our sample is considered homophobic. Whilst this suggests that a substantial proportion of our population is supportive of homosexuality‚
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